4G, 5G for ITS

As Telstra’s Executive Lead for Smart Transport in Telstra’s Enterprise Strategic Business Development and Growth team, I work to identify opportunities for future business within Australia’s Transport Industry customer base. Key to success in this role is working closely with Australia’s Road Operators, Freight and Logistics companies, Public Transport Providers, and others to understand strategic industry trends and disruptors such as improved Road Safety, Connected and Automated (including Driverless) Vehicles, Mobility as a Service, reducing Traffic Congestion and implementing Road User charging to offset diminishing government revenue from shrinking carbon fuel excise.

David McKechnie is a senior technical specialist at Telstra Corporation in the Telstra LABS group and is responsible for Telstra’s future vision and technology roadmap in the domains of 5G and V2X. He previously led efforts in low power, wide area networking and Internet of Things/Machine-to-Machine connectivity. Before that, he worked as a senior 4G network engineer deploying mobile networks throughout south-east Asia, and at home in Australia.

Craig Greene is the Lead Engineer for RF Systems and Antennas at Ford Motor Company, International Markets Group. Based in Ford’s R&D facilities in Australia, Craig looks at the RF system strategy, design and testing for C-V2X, 4G / 5G, GNSS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and terrestrial radio services across the global Ford Ranger and Everest vehicle lines. As well as being involved in the introduction of C-V2X capability in all new vehicles in North America from 2022, Craig co-leads the development of Australian based Ford Ranger C-V2X test vehicles to support local projects. Craig has 15 years of automotive OEM experience, with key insights for the markets and customer needs in the Asia Pacific region.

Jason is a director of business development for Qualcomm Technologies Inc. in the Automotive Business for connected vehicles. He previously led efforts in IoT/Machine-to-Machine connectivity and before that focused on non-cellular wireless communications encompassing Bluetooth, WiFi, UWB and other emerging technologies including low-power, short-range for wireless health and fitness, as well as wireless streaming video. He serves on several Boards of Directors. He has spent 20+ years helping regulate, standardize and commercialize wireless technologies for multibillion-dollar industries while working at both Fortune 100 companies and VC funded start-ups.

Stefano has extensive experience in design and standardization of radio communication systems. After having led Ericsson’s standardization teams in charge of 4G standards development for Public Safety and Automotive and after having been a 3GPP delegate himself, he is currently Technical Coordinator for Ericsson Research Automotive, Transportation and Public Safety areas. Stefano has been Chairman for the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) System Architecture working group and he is one of the 5GAA Board representatives. In 2018 he was awarded with the Ericsson Inventor of the Year award.